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Description: Dr. Henry Harris (b. 1805) kept a station on the Underground Railroad at Ashtabula, Ohio. After gaining the attention of pro-slavery individuals, Harris was sued by slave-owners in U.S. Circuit Court for aiding and abetting the escape of slaves. Eventually the suit was dismissed. This cabinet card is from Blakeslee and Co. at 97 1/2 Main Street, Ashtabula, Ohio. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03104
Subjects: Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Underground Railroad--Ohio; Antislavery movements--Ohio--History--19th century; Abolitionists;
Places: Ashtabula (Ohio); Ashtabula County (Ohio)